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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 2.21.24

Ayodhyā Kāṇḍa, sarga 21: Rāma asks Kausalyā to remain with Daśaratha. Kausalyā asks to follow Rāma, he persuades her to remain and care for the grieving Daśaratha

In the sequence: she finally gives him leave and prepares to bless his journey.

2.21.24

evam uktā tu rāmeṇa bāṣpaparyākulekṣaṇā
kausalyā putraśokārtā rāmaṃ vacanam abravīt
gaccha putra tvam ekāgro bhadraṃ te 'stu sadā vibho

Thus addressed by Rāma, Kausalyā, her eyes clouded with tears and stricken with grief for her son, spoke to Rāma: 'Go, my son, single-minded; may it be ever well with you, O mighty one.'

Words: evam — thus; uktā — addressed; tu — but; rāmeṇa — by Rāma; bāṣpaparyākulekṣaṇā — her eyes troubled with tears; kausalyā — Kausalyā; putraśokārtā — stricken with grief for her son; rāmaṃ — to Rāma; vacanam — words; abravīt — spoke; gaccha — go; putra — O son; tvam — you; ekāgro — single-minded, intent; bhadraṃ — welfare, blessing; te — to you; 'stu — be; sadā — always; vibho — O mighty one

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.